Feed of Murrah Buffalos

In Early lactation :-1. Concentrate (15% DCP, 70% TDN, 2500Kcal/kg) 2 kg for maintainance & growth, plus 1 kg per 2.5 kg of milk produced. For e.g. for a 10 kg milk producing buffalo the concentrate to be fed should be 2+4 i.e 6 kg daily.
2. Green fodder :- adlib i.e. as much as the buffalo can eat.
3. Dry fodder - between 6 - 8 kgs depending on the body weight of buffalo.
4. Provide 40gms soda bi carb, 50 gms mineral mixture, 33 gms liv 52 powder and 150 gms of bye pass fat separately if it is already not part of concentrate formulation.

During Dry Period ( if not pregnent):- Green fodder adlib. Dry fodder 7-10 kgs.

During Dry Period ( in mid pregnency):- Green fodder adlib. Dry fodder 7-10 kgs. Concentrate 2 kgs.

For Down calvers/ Advanced pregnency :- concentrate 4 kgs, Green fodder adlib. Dry fodder 5-6 kgs.

Concentrate may be reduced in all stages by 40 - 60% if good quality silege is available.

Concentrate mixture should have 30% grain (maize, oat, barley etc), 30 -35% oilcake (groundnut, soya DOC, cottonseed, linseed, mustard etc), and rest bye products ( Deoiled rice bran, wheat bran, gram chuni etc).




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